[prior to the introduction of collective remuneration] [at the present time], as well as the scale of actual monetary remuneration [established by the aforementioned decree] including all and every type of such remuneration, without any exception whatsoever, including [i.e.] cab driver expenses, and similar [items]

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DRAFT OF SECTION "G"

Collective supply for both workers and employees is introduced only with observance of the following rules:

1) each enterprise where collective supply is being introduced concludes a special contract with the government;

2) by this contract the enterprise (represented by its administration and specially elected persons) undertakes to consistently reduce the number of workers and employees and to increase their productivity, as well as labor discipline to normal levels. In industry the enterprise corresponds to a department or subdepartment, etc. for Soviet employees.

3) Non-fulfillment of the contract entails punishment up to and including deprivation of all supply.

1 A draft resolution on collective remuneration of labor for employees in Soviet institutions came before the Council of People's Commissars on June 14, 21, and 24, 1921. At the final session, the Council of People's Commissars adopted a resolution in principle on transition to collective remuneration of labor for employees of Soviet institutions, in Moscow and Petrograd from July 1, and in other localities of the republic from September 1, 1921, and established a commission on the question of collective remuneration of labor for employees in Soviet institutions. Commission members A. B. Khalatov, L. I. Ginzburg, and A. S. Kiselev received the assignment: "To develop this draft further in order to determine precisely, even on the basis of small approximate data, how many Soviet employees will remain after reduction and what their monetary and in-kind remuneration will be. The norm of reduction to be achieved should be considered at minimum a twofold reduction, and if possible a threefold one. The guiding instruction for the commission should serve the achievement of such a situation in which satisfactory labor productivity in Soviet institutions would be ensured." On June 28, upon the reports of A. B. Khalatov and L. I. Ginzburg, the Council of People's Commissars adopted resolutions formulated in large part by Lenin.

Section "a" of the resolution was edited by Lenin based on a draft resolution prepared by A. B. Khalatov.

Beginning with section "g," the resolution was formulated by Lenin on a separate sheet of paper and was adopted without modification by the Council of People's Commissars.

The final text of the resolution on collective remuneration of labor for employees of Soviet institutions was adopted by the Council of People's Commissars on July 8, 1921.

# NOTES
July 22–30, 1921

**To Korostelev**

[July 22, 1921]

Of course, the whole matter is aid to enterprises. You are right. We will begin converting individual enterprises to collective supply at once. Both L. B. Kamenev and I are for this. We will pass through the Council of Labor and Defense the list which you provide, in agreement with the Moscow presidium (or against the Moscow workers, if they dig in their heels). Please answer me about the messengers.

C.K. Lenin

**To Comrade Smolyianınov**

July 30, 1921

I request that you provide all possible assistance to Comrade Korostelev, member of the Collegium of the RKI, who has special assignments from me. Meet with him and if you cannot satisfy all of his requests, then inform me so that I may consider some measures of assistance on my part.

Lenin

1 The date is noted by Lenin on a letter to him from G. A. Korostelev of July 21. In his letter of July 21, G. A. Korostelev wrote to Lenin about his report to the presidium of the Moscow Soviet concerning collective supply to workers; the report did not receive support from the presidium.